CVE-2008-4217

published 2008-12-17

CVE-2008-4217: Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive…

Priority P3 43 critical 9.3 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC M Au N C C I C A C

Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Affected

14 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	mac_os_x	<= 10.5.5	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	<= 10.5.5	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—
apple	mac_os_x_server	—	—

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